Clint Bowyer has joined Jimmie Johnson in being locked in for a NASCAR Sprint Cup Series chase spot. Matt Kenseth, who won at Bristol, is ensured of being at-least a wild card.
Kenseth, with five wins, would be the top seed in the Chase if Johnson fails to win at Atlanta or Richmond. The top ten drivers and two drivers with wins/points earn a spot in the chase.
Currently Martin Truex and Ryan Newman would be the wild cards at this point.
There are two races left before the Chase starts.
Full NASCAR Standings following Bristol
| RK | DRIVER | POINTS | BEHIND | WINS | POLES | TOP 5 | TOP 10 |
| 1 | Jimmie Johnson | 821 | — | 4 | 2 | 9 | 15 |
| 2 | Clint Bowyer | 803 | -18 | 0 | 0 | 8 | 13 |
| 3 | Carl Edwards | 768 | -53 | 1 | 1 | 7 | 12 |
| 4 | Kevin Harvick | 760 | -61 | 2 | 0 | 6 | 12 |
| 5 | Kyle Busch | 739 | -82 | 3 | 3 | 10 | 14 |
| 6 | Matt Kenseth | 736 | -85 | 5 | 2 | 6 | 12 |
| 7 | Dale Earnhardt Jr. | 714 | -107 | 0 | 1 | 5 | 13 |
| 8 | Kasey Kahne | 701 | -120 | 2 | 0 | 8 | 11 |
| 9 | Greg Biffle | 698 | -123 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 10 |
| 10 | Joey Logano | 685 | -136 | 1 | 1 | 7 | 13 |
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| 11 | Brad Keselowski | 681 | -140 | 0 | 1 | 7 | 11 |
| 12 | Kurt Busch | 679 | -142 | 0 | 1 | 6 | 11 |
| 13 | Jeff Gordon | 674 | -147 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 10 |
| 14 | Martin Truex Jr. | 663 | -158 | 1 | 0 | 5 | 9 |
| 15 | Ryan Newman | 659 | -162 | 1 | 1 | 4 | 10 |
| 16 | Jamie McMurray | 647 | -174 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 5 |
| 17 | Paul Menard | 638 | -183 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 6 |
| 18 | Aric Almirola | 616 | -205 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 5 |
| 19 | Tony Stewart | 594 | -227 | 1 | 0 | 5 | 8 |
| 20 | Jeff Burton | 592 | -229 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 5 |
| 21 | Juan Pablo Montoya | 590 | -231 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 6 |
| 22 | Marcos Ambrose | 590 | -231 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 5 |
| 23 | Ricky Stenhouse Jr. | 582 | -239 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 24 | Casey Mears | 503 | -318 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| 25 | Denny Hamlin | 456 | -365 | 0 | 4 | 3 | 4 |
| 26 | David Ragan | 452 | -369 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| 27 | Danica Patrick | 436 | -385 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| 28 | David Gilliland | 414 | -407 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| 29 | Mark Martin | 403 | -418 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 4 |
| 30 | Dave Blaney | 365 | -456 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 31 | Bobby Labonte | 343 | -478 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 32 | David Stremme | 341 | -480 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 33 | David Reutimann | 329 | -492 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 34 | Travis Kvapil | 319 | -502 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 35 | J.J. Yeley | 317 | -504 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| 36 | AJ Allmendinger | 278 | -543 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| 37 | Michael McDowell | 118 | -703 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| 38 | Timmy Hill | 114 | -707 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 39 | Michael Waltrip | 102 | -719 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 2 |
| 40 | Scott Speed | 98 | -723 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| 41 | Ken Schrader | 85 | -736 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 42 | Terry Labonte | 77 | -744 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 43 | Boris Said | 48 | -773 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 44 | Ron Fellows | 31 | -790 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 45 | Alex Kennedy | 21 | -800 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 46 | Justin Marks | 14 | -807 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 47 | Victor Gonzalez Jr. | 10 | -811 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 48 | Scott Riggs | 10 | -811 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 49 | Brian Keselowski | 9 | -812 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 50 | Tomy Drissi | 8 | -813 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
